The Salvation Army lending a hand at the fire scene at Charlotte and Princess streets.
The group's Community Response Unit responding less than two hours after the fire began.
Darren Wiseman tells CHSJ News it provides a source of food, beverage and comfort.
He says they have been able to give them someone to talk to and point them in the direction they need to go.
Wiseman adds they have been providing to the emergency responders, the displaced and bystanders.